LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — It's that time of the year again when shelves are stocked with tissue boxes and cold medicine, and kids begin to run temperatures at home. With the holiday season in full ...

More than 40,000 Americans die from the respiratory illness each year, and over 1.4 million adults seek care in a hospital.

Bacterial pneumonia cases are on the rise in young children, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pneumonia, a common lung infection, can be caused by multiple sources, ...

Countless families have seen their loved ones pass away due to pneumonia. Why is this such a deadly diagnosis?

Cases of walking pneumonia are on the rise among toddlers ages 2 through 4, according to a statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Friday. While the bacterial ...

As parents, teachers and other caregivers tackle flu season, RSV and Covid-19, cases of childhood pneumonia have also spiked in parts of the United States, China and Europe. Despite many advances in ...

Readmissions are common after hospitalization for pneumonia, especially among young children and those with chronic medical conditions, according to study published in Pediatrics. The retrospective ...

Children who live at high altitudes have more severe pneumonia than children who live at lower altitudes, and high-altitude children with anemia are at greater risk for poor outcomes from pneumonia ...

Pneumonia-related mortality rates decreased among children in the United States from 1999 to 2023, particularly among infants aged less than 1 year.

Pediatric pneumonia outbreaks in multiple countries have some doctors and families concerned — but statements from public health agencies suggest there’s no cause for alarm. This is similar to their ...

The trending term is just a new name for an existing illness known as "walking pneumonia," and experts say it's not worth "alarm bells ringing" Getty White spots appear on lungs during a chest X-ray.